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function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow .active');

    if ($active.length == 0) $active = $('#slideshow DIV:last');

    // use this to pull the divs in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow DIV:first');

    // uncomment below to pull the divs randomly
     var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
     var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
     var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );


    $active.addClass('last-active');

    $next.css({ opacity: 0.0 })
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 1000, function () {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function () {
    setInterval("slideSwitch()", 5000);
});
